.TH dbclient 1
.SH NAME
dbclient \- lightweight SSH2 client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dbclient
[\-Tt] [\-p
.I port\fR] [\-i
.I id\fR] [\-L
.I l\fR:\fIh\fR:\fIr\fR] [\-R
.I l\fR:\fIh\fR:\fIr\fR] [\-l
.IR user ]
.I host
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dbclient
is a SSH 2 client designed to be small enough to be used in small memory
environments, while still being functional and secure enough for general use.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-p \fIport
Remote port.
Connect to port
.I port
on the remote host.
Default is 22.
.TP
.B \-i \fIidfile
Identity file.
Read the identity from file
.I idfile
(multiple allowed).
.TP
.B \-L \fIlistenport\fR:\fIhost\fR:\fIport\fR
Local port forwarding.
Forward the port
.I listenport
on the local host through the SSH connection to port
.I port
on the host
.IR host .
.TP
.B \-R \fIlistenport\fR:\fIhost\fR:\fIport\fR
Remote port forwarding.
Forward the port
.I listenport
on the remote host through the SSH connection to port
.I port
on the host
.IR host .
.TP
.B \-l \fIuser
Username.
Login as
.I user
on the remote host.
.TP
.B \-t
Allocate a pty.
.TP
.B \-T
Don't allocate a pty.
.TP
.B \-N
Don't request a remote shell or run any commands. Any command arguments are ignored.
.TP
.B \-f
Fork into the background after authentication. A command argument (or -N) is required.
This is useful when using password authentication.
.TP
.B \-g
Allow non-local hosts to connect to forwarded ports. Applies to -L and -R
forwarded ports, though remote connections to -R forwarded ports may be limited
by the ssh server.
.TP
.B \-y
Always accept hostkeys if they are unknown. If a hostkey mismatch occurs the
connection will abort as normal.
.SH AUTHOR
Matt Johnston (matt@ucc.asn.au).
.br
Gerrit Pape (pape@smarden.org) wrote this manual page.
.SH SEE ALSO
dropbear(8), dropbearkey(8)
.P
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
